carbonize

carbonize is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 25 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.
2. transitive verb. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.
3. verb. turn into carbon, as by burning

   "carbonize coal"

   Synonyms: carbonise

4. verb. unite with carbon

   "carburize metal"

   Synonyms: carbonise, carburise, carburize

Synonyms

carbonise, carburise, carburize

Common word forms

carbonized, carbonizer, carbonizes, carbonizing

Words from these letters

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